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Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

2006 · 193 min

A glossy, emotionally turbulent melodrama that sweeps you into its characters' tangled desires and guilt, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Karan Johar
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan
Tagline
A Love.... That Broke All Relationships
Overview
Dev and Maya are both married to different people. Settled into a life of domestic ritual, and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships, they still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, which is precisely what they find in each other.

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Directed by
Karan Johar
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance8
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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